Each culture has its own halvah, united only by nameâwhich derives from the Arabic word for âsweetââand the fact that each is a sweetened candy or dessert, often an ancient and beloved recipe. A trip to Israel is not complete without sampling the countryâs halvah.
The amount of vitamin D you get from exposing your bare skin to the sun depends on: 1  The time of day â your skin produces more vitamin D if you expose it during the middle of the day. 2  Where you live â the closer to the equator you live, the easier it is for you to produce vitamin D from sunlight all year round.
Vitamin D got its nickname, the sunshine vitamin, because sun exposure helps promote vitamin D production in the body. This essential nutrient is also found naturally in a few foods such as oily fish (mackerel, salmon) and is used to fortify milk, baby formula, cereal, and juice.n addition to helping prevent arthritis, getting enough vitamin D may also lower the risk for other autoimmune diseases, cancer, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, bone fractures, depression, and even the flu.